今日口语：
LH: 嘿！Larry, 昨晚我去听演讲，怎么没看见你呢？那位教授讲得很有意思！
LL: Well, that's good to hear. I couldn't make it because some idiot crashed his car into mine last night on the way over here. I'm still pretty bent out of shape about it.
LH: 什么！你昨晚出车祸啦？Bent out of shape? 你是不是受伤了？
LL: I'm fine! (chuckles) I said I am bent out of shape. That means I am very angry and upset about the accident last night, even though it wasn't very serious.
LH: 噢！原来你是为了车子被撞而生气。Bent out of shape就是生气，发火的意思。嗨，没受伤就好，车子坏了有保险公司，别生气啦？
LL: But I'm bent out of shape because the other guy was really rude. I had the right of way at a stop sign, but he drove through the intersection first and bumped into my car. Then he started yelling at me for not letting him go first!
LH: 哼，他不守交通规则，抢先过了马路撞上你的车，还对你大声嚷嚷？怪不得你要气坏了呢！
LL: (Angry) That guy is an idiot! Otherwise, I wouldn't get so bent out of shape. Let's talk about something else. What about the lecture?
LH: 对！别谈这事了。昨晚那个演讲我觉得很有意思，不过，在那位教授讲完要离开会场的时候，有一群学生对他大吼大叫，好像是不同意他的某个观点。
LL: Did the guy get all bent out of shape about it?
LH: 没有耶，那位教授没生气，也没有理会那些学生。后来大家都离开会场了。
LL: Well, that's good. If someone gets bent out of shape about different opinions, it usually means he's narrow-minded.
LH: 所以，Larry，尽管撞你车的人不讲道理，你也不要小心眼，为这事生气。
今天李华学会两个常用语，第一个是big shot,是形容很重要，有影响力的大人物。另一个常用语是bent out of shape，意思是很生气 |